"First, I think they need to apologize. I didn't hear the president say
that. Secondly, I think he needs to pledge a thorough and complete
investigation as quickly as possible," Camp said, during an interview with MLive Monday, May 13.

President Obama publicly denounced the profiling, saying if the allegations are true it is "outrageous."

"I don't think it's really enough," Camp said of Obama's statement.

"We really need to find out all
the details on this and find out who in the White House, if anybody,
knew about this (and) when they found out about it."

Though the president explained that he had no prior knowledge of the targeting, Camp said he isn't completely sure that Obama was in the dark.

"We don't know. What I'm saying is that is what we are going to have a
hearing about. We are going to have an investigation, but clearly the
IRS has admitted they've done this. They've admitted targeting groups
for political purposes," Camp said.

Camp, who serves as the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, released a statement in conjunction with the committee's ranking member Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, announcing a hearing scheduled for May 17 on the IRS scandal.

"I think by exposing this we will ensure that this won't happen again," Camp said. "We've had two years of hearings on this issue in the Ways and Means
Committee. I have gotten reports that this was going on. I've written a
number of letters to the IRS but we were assured, in hearings, that this
was not happening. So, either we were misled or someone was completely
misinformed in the agency because this was from the commissioner of the
IRS."

Camp said his stance would remain the same if the IRS were targeting liberal-leaning groups or individuals.

"It just happens to have occurred under this administration, so they're
responsible for what happens under their administration."